My name is Miss Mary Mack Mack Mack
you sing it my name
I turned into a bluebird last summer, I flew
through all the south. My wings are blue
and I touch the sky.
At first, I decided I was never coming back.
I took off my black
housedress. I knew freedom
was not the act of flying
Miss Mary Mack Introduces Her Wings
Tyree Daye
Tyree Daye, author of River Hymns, is a poet from Youngsville, North Carolina, and most recently was awarded a 2019 Whiting Writers Award.